[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

waiter \wait"er\, n.
   1. one who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in
      attendance, esp. at table.
      1913 webster

            the waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry,
            "make room," as if a duke were passing by. --swift.
      1913 webster

   2. a vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes,
      etc.; a salver.
      1913 webster

   coast waiter. see under coast, n.
      1913 webster
see also:
coast waiter coast 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

waiter
     n 1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table as in a
          restaurant syn: server
     2: a person who waits or awaits
see also:
server 

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